Local Chapter News
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HLAA Westchester Donates Books to County Library System
May is “Better Hearing & Speech Month.” To celebrate that occasion, the Westchester Chapter of HLAA donated seven books about hearing loss to a special exhibit at the Irvington, NY Public Library. Among the books in the collection: Hear & Beyond – Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss by Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan, Hearing & Brain Health by Andrew Campbell, Hearing Loss…
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Westchester Update – Winter 2024
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEWith only a few weeks left until Spring, let’s review some of the things that have gone on since our last newsletter: HLAA Westchester 40th Anniversary Celebration New site announced for 2024 Westchester/Rockland Walk4HearingHLAA Westchester awards third Hearing Aid Grant to local teenRegistration is now open for the 2024 HLAA National ConventionSchedule of upcoming meetings…
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May 6: Walk4Hearing Westchester/Rockland
Walk Day 2023: Please join us and help bring greater awareness to hearing health for all. Connect with teams of family and friends, raising funds to help every person with hearing loss thrive. Every step gets us closer to breaking down barriers to hearing health. REGISTER FOR WALK ON MAY 6 HERE >> Saturday, May 6,…
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NYC Chapter Update
Our NYC Chapter has presented three programs over the past three months: December 2022Our December meeting topic was Musicians with Hearing Loss. Kate Gfeller of the U. of Iowa was joined by a panel of performing musicians with cochlear implants who shared their experiences playing their instruments with CIs. In addition, they discussed the issues they confronted in…